doping

dop·ing | \ ˈdō-piŋ

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Definition of doping

: the use of a substance (such as an anabolic steroid or erythropoietin) or technique (such as blood doping) to illegally improve athletic performance

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increased efforts to detect doping at the Olympic Games

Recent Examples on the Web No Oregon Project athlete has been accused of doping, nor failed a drug test. — oregonlive, "World track champion Donavan Brazier is putting it all together in Portland," 27 Mar. 2020 Jarrion Lawson waged a long, hard fight to clear his name after a doping suspension. — oregonlive, "Despite the coronavirus, some sort of 2020 outdoor season remains on the table: Oregon track & field rundown," 10 Apr. 2020 Blood doping to heighten performance is forbidden in professional sports. — Priyanka Runwal, Scientific American, "Antarctic Fish Is a Blood Doping Champion," 30 Mar. 2020 American tennis player Abigail Spears was handed a 22-month doping ban on Wednesday after a positive test from last year’s U.S. Open. — BostonGlobe.com, "BU beats Army, wins fourth straight," 6 Feb. 2020 Russia was banned from major sporting competitions for a period of four years, which will cover next year’s Olympics, after revelations that it had hacked and faked medical records dealing with doping. — The Economist, "Politics this week," 12 Dec. 2019 For too long, Russian doping has detracted from clean sport. — Claudia Harmata, PEOPLE.com, "Russia Banned from Global Sports for Four Years, Including 2020 and 2022 Olympics," 9 Dec. 2019 However, the doping watchdog's outgoing vice president was left frustrated by an unwillingness to fully expel Russia from the Tokyo Olympics and 2022 Beijing Winter Games. — Graham Dunbar, Anchorage Daily News, "Russia banned from next two Olympics for doping violations," 9 Dec. 2019 The decision to appeal has been stripped from RUSADA chief executive Yuri Ganus, an independent figure criticizing Russian authorities’ conduct on the doping data issue. — Graham Dunbar, chicagotribune.com, "World Anti-Doping Agency bans Russia from major sporting events for 4 years, including Tokyo Olympics," 9 Dec. 2019

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doping

noun

English Language Learners Definition of doping

: the illegal use of a drug (such as a steroid) to improve an athlete's performance

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doping

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dop·ing | \ ˈdō-piŋ

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Medical Definition of doping

: the use of a substance (such as an anabolic steroid or erythropoietin) or technique (such as blood doping) to improve athletic performance and that is typically banned in competitive sports … nearly two dozen athletes … have been banned from the Olympics in the last two weeks for doping violations.— Philip Hersh, The Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2008

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